Living Lightly

David visits with Mike McGahern at Ottawa Solar Power for a lesson in how solar energy technology works, and the past present and future of the business side of solar. 

The Living Lightly project is producing a Be the Change DVD that includes the film, a resource kit for people to host screenings and discussions, and a series of short videos featuring the film’s subjects in more detail.
The DVD is expected to be ready in July.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please email [...]

By LAURA CZEKAJ, SUN MEDIA
June 10, 2008
After years of being considered the proverbial Chicken Little, David Chernushenko has to bite his tongue to avoid saying “I told you so.”
The sustainable living advocate and former Green Party candidate for Ottawa-Centre has been witnessing the public outcry as gas and food prices rise with the wisdom of [...]

Here is the trailer for the first Living Lightly Project film, Be the Change, released on June 20, 2008, in Ottawa.

David visits with the members of the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s environment committee to learn about their workplace initiatives and their new eco-friendly venue. 

Thomas Levy had a dream, to build a “green” energy-efficient house, and to power it primarily with renewable energy, allowing him to avoid bringing in electrical lines. His dream became a reality in 2007, and he was looking for a good way to tell his story. Along came the Living Lightly Project. Upon reading an [...]

David Chernushenko visits the Creative Wheel Centre to take part in a sustainable trailbuilding working day with some keen environmentally-conscious mountain bikers. Learn about the vision of Dominique Larocque and how she and her partner Steve, with a lot of volunteer help, are turning it into a reality. 

The Living Lightly film is now in the hands of professionals – professional editors that is. By early December we had filmed more than 25 hours of interviews and background footage. I had a list of more than a dozen other subjects ready and willing to be interviewed and filmed. As great as every one [...]

Art can be made almost anywhere, with almost anything.
Rock sculptures along the Ottawa River bike path at sunset.

David Chernushenko

Hello
My name is Tom, and I live in a rural area of greater Ottawa. My spouse and I, and our thirteen month old daughter live in a house that is “off the grid”. We have not yet finished the house completely, but have been producing and using our own solar power since July [...]